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therapeutic vs medicinal drug

medicinal drug vs therapeutic

therapeutic and medicinal drug both are nouns.

therapeutic is an adjective but medicinal drug is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
therapeutic Yes Yes No No
medicinal drug Yes No No No
As nouns, medicinal drug is a hypernym of therapeutic; that is, medicinal drug is a word with a broader meaning than therapeutic:
  • therapeutic: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
  • medicinal drug: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of therapeutic include medicament, medication, medicine.
therapeutic (noun) medicinal drug (noun)
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
therapeutic (adjective) medicinal drug (adjective)
relating to or involved in therapy
tending to cure or restore to health
Difference between therapeutic and medicinal drug

Words related to "medicinal drug"


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